Canton of Ahun

The Canton of Ahun is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.

Geography
An area of farming and forestry in the arrondissement of Guéret, centred on the town of Ahun,. The altitude varies from 320 m (Pionnat) to 685 m (Maisonnisses) with an average altitude of 493 m.

Composition
At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 11 to 27 communes:
 * Ahun
 * Ars
 * Banize
 * Chamberaud
 * La Chapelle-Saint-Martial
 * Chavanat
 * Le Donzeil
 * Fransèches
 * Janaillat
 * Lépinas
 * Maisonnisses
 * Mazeirat
 * Moutier-d'Ahun
 * Peyrabout
 * Pontarion
 * La Pouge
 * Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre
 * Saint-Georges-la-Pouge
 * Saint-Hilaire-la-Plaine
 * Saint-Hilaire-le-Château
 * Saint-Martial-le-Mont
 * Saint-Michel-de-Veisse
 * Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois
 * Sardent
 * Sous-Parsat
 * Thauron
 * Vidaillat